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Post by Steve P5b on May 15, 2014 11:34:51 GMT
Pre loading the bottom joint too 15 Llb's ft seems about correct though I don't know the correct figure.
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on May 15, 2014 12:11:50 GMT
The master of ingenuity strikes again As long as the large washer with the chamfer on the left is chamfer to the rod it all looks good to me steve.he large bore Having another look the large washer on the right with the large bore I don't recognise? Good Old Coppaslip
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Post by Steve P5b on May 15, 2014 17:06:33 GMT
The large washer on the right sits over the raised portion of the "cupped" washer next to it otherwise it would flatten the raised area, not sure its how rover did it but it's all back together and steers much better, even made new covers for those springs. The adjuster for the spring tension is a little rusted to the subframe and driving with the adjustment backed off hasn't settled yet. Still cant work out what the PIPS are for , had a look at the other side and its in a different position? Anyhow, thanks for all your help. Steve
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on May 15, 2014 17:36:23 GMT
Sorry I should have said the center looked a bit large in that cup washer perhaps an optical illusion Glad you are rolling again it will take a while for the front to come down. The pips should match up when fitted, both at the front end of the rod as the shaft sizes are different. Always here to at least try and help
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Post by Steve P5b on May 15, 2014 18:42:08 GMT
Thanks John, your help is appreciated. But sorry,I can't get my head around these pips. To explain, I have one on the rod I have just reassembled and it's at the rear, the rod has different sized ends so can only be fitted this way. On the other side of the car that has yet to be repaired, the pip is at the front of the tie rod,............ strange If I join the p5 club will all become clear I wonder ?
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on May 15, 2014 18:56:56 GMT
Well the end you show is correct for the rear! so that's good has that end been brazed to the tube it looks like it? It may be a case of having been repaired before who knows? Nothing is clear if you own a P5 just that they are great to drive
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Post by Steve P5b on May 15, 2014 19:20:12 GMT
I think you've hit the proverbial nail on the head there John. Well spotted
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Post by petervdvelde on May 15, 2014 19:50:30 GMT
When i removed the rods, the nuts were very tight. With a pliers located near the pips i hold the rod to avoid it turning and i found the pips useful to avoid that the rod would keep on turning in the pliers.
Peter
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Post by Steve P5b on May 15, 2014 21:30:03 GMT
Thank you Peter good suggestion
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Post by Steve P5b on May 31, 2014 6:00:02 GMT
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Post by Ken Nelson on Jan 11, 2020 19:36:53 GMT
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Post by enigmas on Jan 11, 2020 23:02:49 GMT
Ken the 2 spherical rubber bushes slide over the threaded bar at the rear as you've shown (turn each around 180°) before fitting...ensure you use a smear of 'grease/lubricant' that is compatible with the rubber bushes as you fit them. Wheel bearing/general purpose grease will eat them in no time flat!
The bush for the front section of the bar that fits into the suspension arm is a 'metalastic' type, ie., a steel sleeve bonded to a rubber bush.
It appears that the bar shown has the 'old' steel sleeve seized to the dowel section of the bar. To remove it, grind through one surface of the sleeve along its length and fold it off the dowel end of the bar.
Similarly smear some copper grease on the dowel end of the bar when fitting the new metalastic bush so that it doesn't seize to the dowel end of the bar over time.
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Post by Ken Nelson on Jan 12, 2020 0:24:24 GMT
Great, that's what I thought but I didn't want to grind down the front tube if it was supposed to be that way. Thanks!
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Jan 12, 2020 9:30:04 GMT
The Rod is a tube Ken not solid
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Post by Ken Nelson on Dec 7, 2020 19:04:20 GMT
Thanks John, your help is appreciated. But sorry,I can't get my head around these pips. To explain, I have one on the rod I have just reassembled and it's at the rear, the rod has different sized ends so can only be fitted this way. On the other side of the car that has yet to be repaired, the pip is at the front of the tie rod,............ strange If I join the p5 club will all become clear I wonder ? Interestingly as I am replacing the control arm and other bushes on the right side now, I have discovered that the "pips" on my control rods are not both at the same end of the rod. The right sided rod has the pip at the front end, whereas on the left the pip was at the back end of the rod. It certainly looks to be original and the way it came from the factory. The rods can only be installed one way, so it obviously doesn't matter, but curious that all the rods aren't the same, since they seem to be interchangeable.
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Post by 3litrekiwi on Dec 9, 2020 5:51:55 GMT
Mine are the same, one pip to the front and the other to the back for the same part number. This caused me to have to redesign my replacement rods as I based the first design on the spare rod I have and the pip to the orientation of my left hand rod on the car. I will fit these over the next few weeks and post the result. Cheers Martin
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